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Aurornisyesterday at 1:41 PM3 repliesview on HN

Everything you do “triggers dopamine”. Reading HN triggers dopamine. Eating breakfast triggers dopamine. Dopamine is also important for movement and many other things.

This is a lame reduction of brain chemistry that has been used to push agendas. Dopamine is not equivalent do addiction.


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nomelyesterday at 7:23 PM

> Dopamine is not equivalent do addiction.

What about porn, sex, and gambling addiction, which are all un-boosted dopamine addictions?

bogwogyesterday at 1:59 PM

> calls it a lame reduction of brain chemistry

> posts a lame reduction of the argument

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cindyllmyesterday at 4:09 PM

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